Microsoft Urges Safer Software Construction as AI Cheapens Offense
AI is ending the era of scarce vulnerabilities, making powerful offensive tools abundant and forcing a shift from reactive patching to safer software...

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AI is ending the era of scarce vulnerabilities, making powerful offensive tools abundant and forcing a shift from reactive patching to safer software...
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Free workshops led by Colin Matthews teach product managers how to use popular AI tools like Cursor and Replit in daily work. Sessions run over the next few weeks in collaboration with teams from Cursor, Replit, Posthog, and Supabase.